Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
202
148
127
105
74
60
58
46
40
41
42
34
32
23
22
22
12
12
9
8
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM1.98m
1:54PM1.78m
2:32AM1.93m
3:01PM1.74m
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.38m
8:08PM0.34m
8:55AM0.40m
9:12PM0.39m
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
4
4
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
16
15
17
17
16
15
15
12
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
12
14
16
17
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
5
2
5
2
105
74
60
58
46
40
41
42
34
32
23
22
22
12
12
8
8
6
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
16
16
15
15
4
3
14
14
13
13
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
248
202
148
127
1
4
9
6
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
147
87
57
59
59
57
22
3
7
7
7
7
12
7
7
7
90
127
127
90
127
127
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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